Personal Finance and Money Management

There’s a battle raging in America, and it’s not one involving weapons or violence. Rather, the fray is seen in the corporate world, and it’s all about our money.

Now, we’re all used to marketing efforts that encourage us to buy from one company instead of another, but this is a different fight.

This isn’t about where we spend our money, it’s about how we spend it.

Attention around Near Field Communication is growing throughout mainstream media. Even so, many are unaware of its existence and future possibilities.

Simply put, Near Field Communication (NFC) is the ability for two wireless technologies to communicate with one another, typically requiring a proximity of four centimeters or less.

There are dozens of innovative, remarkable uses that could, and eventually will, come from NFC. However, th

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The earthquake in Japan scared the crap out of me, and I was simply sitting in the comfort of my home nearly 5,000 miles away.

I would find myself up late at night watching video clips on CNN over and over again thinking, “Did this really just happen?” The footage looked like something straight out of an apocalyptic movie. Really scary stuff!

Of course, my thoughts would eventually turn to all the Japanese people whose lives were lost and how prepared I would be to take care of my own family and friends in the face of such devastation. I do live in Seattle, so earthquakes and even tsunamis are real dangers that shouldn’t be ignored. Sadly, I can’t say I’m prepared at all.

So I’m determined this month to buy 72-hour kits that will always be ready to go in the event of an unplanned evacuation from our home. I’d also li

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